Is there a dfu-util that can successfully backup an existing flash?

[Joachim Ott]

2008/11/11 William Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au>

> Is there a dfu-util that can successfully backup an existing flash?
>
> Last one I tried still failed.  Its a big discouragement to trying new
> distros/experimenting when it takes hours to reinstall/rebuild back to
> where you were when you started when a simple flash the old system back
> would do.


 Use nanddump to read the content of /dev/mtd6 and put it into an image on
the SD-card or (via ssh) to the desktop PC.

nanddump -h

I wonder if this works when you have booted from NAND, I'd rather boot from
SD-card for this.
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